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Japan striker Tanaka signs with Sporting Lisbon

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Japanese international striker Junya Tanaka signed a five-year deal with Portuguese top flight club Sporting Lisbon.

The club announced Sunday that they have inserted a 60 million euro buy-out clause in Tanaka's contract, Xinhua reported.

Tanaka, 26, joined Lisbon from Kashiwa Reysol. He was not called into Japan squad for the World Cup in Brazil.

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First Published: Jun 30 2014 | 9:20 AM IST

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